Day 33: The Vagrant
I'm WAY behind schedule now, I should be in Central America and I'm not - I'm stuck on an island miles from anywhere that has about 3 boats on it.But…
Day 32: Waiting On A Call
Got up bright and early to go and see a man about a boat — Wayne had organised someone to take me over to Antigua in a speedboat for US$500…
Day 31: St Kitts Strikes Back!
Up early and off to see the two contacts I had on the island. The first one, Shauna, was not in work this weekend. The second, the enigmatically named Mistress…
Day 30: Long Walk to Basseterre
Slept on a three-foot long wooden bench on a rusting cargo ship that went up and down, up and down, up and down....The Eastpack got into port in St. Kitts…
Day 29: The Dominican Job
Martin and Fabio had to be up for 6am, as they were getting a plane to South America, so I thanked them profusely, got their photos for the ‘heroes' page…
Day 28: Ferry Nice!
We docked at about 4.30 in the morning in Vieux Fort, St. Lucia. This is an unreasonable hour, and one that I refuse to believe exists. I stayed on my…
Day 27: A Bridgetown Too Far
Awoke on the metal floor of the Melinda II. I hadn't been seasick (even though the boat was thumping the waves like a cartoon dog hitting a cartoon cat) and…
Day 26: Banana Boat to Barbados
Dragged myself out of bed and headed to the port. I was halfway there when I realised I had left my coat in my room, so returned, red faced, and…
Day 25: Pirates of the Caribbean
Everything closes on Sunday on St. Vincent. I tried to get to (what's left of) the Pirates of the Caribbean set on the other side of the island. I got…
Day 24: The Kingstown Mooch
If you can't beat them, join them. Got on a minibus to Kingstown and had a great time meandering around the fish market and the fruit market before checking out…